The Milwaukee Brewers battle the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Friday in MLB betting action at Miller Park.

Shelby Miller, with a record of 3-2 on the season, gets the ball for the Cardinals, while the Brewers trot Kyle Lohse to the mound in this one. He is 1-2 so far in 2013.



View St Louis vs Milwaukee Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Brewers in this matchup found them as -110 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 7.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The Brewers sit at No. 11 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Cardinals sit at a National League No. 2 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Milwaukee owns the No. 4 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.8 per game. By contrast, the Cardinals are rated No. 5 in the same category at 8.4 per game.

Milwaukee owns the National League's No. 13 defense, allowing 4.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with St. Louis' National League No. 2-rated defense.

St. Louis won its last outing, a 6-5 result against the Brewers on May 2. Bettors who backed the Cardinals at +102 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. The Cardinals grabbed a win last time out, defeating Wily Peralta and the Brewers 6-5 on Thursday at Miller Park.




St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 3-7
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

A few Cardinals at Brewers trends to consider:
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis' last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
Milwaukee is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing St. Louis


Next up:
St. Louis at Milwaukee, Saturday, May 4